The Le@rning Federation (TLF) is an initiative of the state, territory and federal governments of Australia and New Zealand. TLF produces innovative, high quality online curriculum content for Australian and New Zealand schools. This Information Sheet is designed to help government schools and educational bodies understand how to access and use TLF materials under TLF Licences A and E. |
| Q. Why should I choose TLF materials rather than commercially available content? |
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Materials from TLF are specifically designed for the educational purposes of Australian and New Zealand schools. In addition, your education department has obtained a licence to use TLF materials so that when you use this material there is no further charge to your organization. Using TLF material helps reduce copyright costs to schools as well as providing imaginative, high quality resources for schools.
| Q. Where can I look to get an idea of the type of materials available from TLF? |
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Examples of material published by TLF are “showcased” on the TLF website
| Q. Where can I access TLF materials? |
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TLF materials are available through your state or territory education department “portal”, for example, The Learning Place in Queensland, TaLe in New South Wales, DigiLearn (Department of Education, Victoria) and ACTivatED (Australian Capital Territory). To find out more about TLF activities in your state or territory visit the TLF website.
| Q. How can I identify TLF materials in curriculum resources on our education portal? |
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TLF Materials are generally identified by the TLF logo 
and accompanying TLF information.
TLF material is also marked with a unique “object number” which is displayed in the title bar of your browser (e.g. Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox) when you view the item. In addition, a “Conditions of Use” statement always appears in the “footer” of TLF materials.
| Q. Are TLF materials included in copyright costs paid by schools to the Copyright Agency Limited (CAL)? |
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No, TLF materials are made available to your education department without charge under a range of licences. No further payment needs to be made to copyright owners via CAL.
| Q. Is there a limit on the amount of TLF material I can copy or communicate? |
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No. There is no limit to the amount of material you can copy and communicate (for example, by placing it on an intranet) under TLF licences. However, you may not communicate TLF material outside of your school or education department secure intranet. You may not, for example, place TLF material on a publicly accessible website or email it to a person outside of your education department.
| Q. What licences does TLF offer to government education departments? |
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Licence A (for the use of “TLF Content”) and Licence E (for the use of “Non -TLF Content”) apply Government Education Departments and the Ministry of Education, New Zealand, and their respective schools.
Licence D (covering the use of both “TLF Content” and “Non -TLF Content”) is available to the non- government school sector (see “Using Material from the Learning Federation. Non-Government Schools and Licence D - What can I do?”).
| Q. What do the terms “TLF Content” and “Non-TLF Content” mean? |
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The term “TLF Content” refers to materials that have been produced by TLF (or its contractors such as multimedia developers). TLF owns the copyright in this material.
“Non-TLF Content” refers to pre-existing material that TLF has licensed from other producers such as cultural and scientific institutions, commercial photo libraries and news sources. Copyright in this material is not owned by TLF.
| Q. How are TLF materials provided to schools? |
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TLF materials are provided to schools in electronic form as “digital resources” and “learning objects”.
“Digital resources” are single items sourced from key cultural and scientific institutions in Australia and New Zealand. Digital resources include film, animations, documents, photos, maps, posters, line drawings, audio music files, speeches and broadcasts. They are most often simple items that contain very little or no interactivity and are not linked to specific learning outcomes.
“Learning objects” are interactive multimedia curriculum resources designed to support teaching and learning in Australian and New Zealand schools.
| Q. Can we make TLF materials available on our publicly accessible website? |
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No. You need to ensure that TLF materials are not publicly accessible. They can only be made available to schools which are part of your education department on a secure intranet.
| Q. How can we use TLF materials? |
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You are able to download, copy, print, and communicate (eg email, place on school Intranet) TLF materials. This applies to both TLF and Non-TLF Content. You can, for example, email a digital resource to another teacher at your school or within your department or place it on your secure school intranet. Material can also be copied to CD-ROMs and DVDs for use within your school or by students at home but must not be made available to other parties.
| Q. Can we provide parents and students access to TLF materials? |
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Yes. A parent, guardian or tutor assisting a student is permitted to access TLF materials at home from your department's education portal or your school's secure intranet.
| Q. Do any conditions apply to the use of TLF materials? |
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Yes. The type of conditions will depend upon whether the material is TLF Content or Non-TLF Content. All TLF materials carry a “Conditions of Use” statement (in the form of a link in the footer). This is a summary of what you can and can’t do with the content under your TLF licence.
| Q. Are these “Conditions of Use” the same for all TLF materials? |
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No. The Conditions of Use depend upon whether the item includes TLF and/or Non-TLF Content. General conditions apply under each licence. but there may be additional “Special Conditions” in the case of Non-TLF Content (see below).
| Q. What general conditions apply to the use of materials under Licence A? |
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Licence A covers the use of TLF Content by government education departments and schools as follows:
| Q. What general conditions apply to the use of materials under Licence E? |
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Licence E covers the use of Non-TLF Content by government education departments and schools as follows:
| Q. How will I know if the material I want to use includes TLF or Non-TLF Content and why is it important? |
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It is important to correctly identify the TLF material you are using so that you use it according to the terms of the licence under which it has been provided. For example, you can make substantial changes to TLF Content but you can only generally make minor changes to Non-TLF Content.
Non-TLF content can be identified in the following ways:
| Q. What information is included in the “Acknowledgement” on material that includes Non-TLF Content? |
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The Acknowledgement will include details of the copyright owner, the author (if that is a different person), the date the item was created and any other identification information provided by the copyright owner.
| Q. What “Special Conditions” apply to the use of Non-TLF Content? |
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It will depend upon the item you are using. The “Special Conditions” on Non -TLF Content may indicate that you can make more limited or broader use of that particular item. For example, you may not be permitted to make any changes to the item (generally you can only make minor modifications) or the period of time you can use the material may extend beyond the end of 2008 (which generally applies to Non-TLF Content at this stage).
| Q. Can I modify a graphic from a TLF learning object (which is labeled Non-TLF content) and incorporate it into a cartoon? |
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Generally, you are not entitled to modify Non-TLF Content. You can use the graphic in its original form in the cartoon or, for example, a lesson plan or on a PowerPoint. However, you will need to check the attached “Conditions of Use”. Look for the section headed “Special Conditions of Use” to see if you are allowed to alter the graphic. If terms other than usual conditions for Non-TLF Content apply, “Special Conditions of use” will appear.
| Q. Are we obliged to acknowledge the source of TLF and Non-TLF Content in our portal? |
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Yes. All TLF and Non-TLF Content has copyright information included which must always be retained with the item. These are the TLF logo, details of the copyright owner and Conditions of Use. When using Non-TLF Content the “Acknowledgement” information with the item should always be retained as well.
| Q. Our I.T. department wants to delete TLF’s logo and acknowledgement and insert our own logo and copyright details instead. Can we do this? |
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No. TLF and Non-TLF Content are made available on the condition that the identifying information provided by TLF is not removed. This information identifies the correct copyright owner and known authors of the material.
| Q. Can our school develop some TLF materials further and make them available to an international school? |
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You cannot make use of TLF Content in this way under Licence A. However, if you wish to develop TLF Content further and then make it available outside of Australia and New Zealand, you may be able to do so under Licence B. For more information about TLF Licence B contact the TLF Intellectual Property Manager on email.
Non-TLF content can never be modified in this way unless your education department chooses to obtain a new licence from the copyright owner.
For More Information Visit www.thelearningfederation.edu.au/licensing For specific advice about using TLF material contact The Learning Federation Intellectual Property Manager by email. For general copyright advice and information see the National Copyright Guidelines and information sheets or contact the National Copyright Unit on (02) 9561 1204 or email Delia Browne. |
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